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I Have Some Questions for You
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Overview
I Have Some Questions for You (2023), Rebecca Makkai’s fifth novel, centers on the search for justice and truth in the face of institutional corruption. Emphasizing problematic aspects of true crime and the prevalence of podcasts as a form of media, the novel examines the circumstances surrounding the wrongful conviction of a Black man for the murder of a female student at a boarding school in the 1990s, contextualized by the subsequent rise of the #MeToo Movement. Makkai received numerous awards for her previous novel, The Great Believers.
This guide refers to the 2023 edition of I Have Some Questions for You, published by Viking.
Content Warning: The source material features depictions of suicide, self-harm, disordered eating, and sexual assault.
Plot Summary
I Have Some Questions for You focuses on the true crime reporting endeavors of protagonist Bodie Kane, a film professor at UCLA and enthusiastic podcaster who attended a New Hampshire boarding school called Granby in the 1990s. She later returns to her alma mater as an instructor with the dual goals of teaching a class on podcasts and delving more deeply into the events surrounding the murder of her roommate, Thalia Keith, while she was a student at Granby.
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